Phillipson on Laura K: hospitals left to rot need funding for repairs

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announcing that the Government will commit to rebuilding crumbling schools during an interview with Laura Kuenssberg this morning, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said: 

“It is right that the Government commits to rebuilding crumbling schools. Children deserve to learn in safe, fit for purpose facilities and not have their learning disrupted by dangerous buidlings.  

“This Government also needs to commit to urgently repairing crumbling hospitals after the Conservatives left them to rot with empty promises. 

“Patients across the country are being treated in unsafe buildings that aren’t fit for purpose, some of which have sewage leaking into wards. This is unacceptable. 

“We Liberal Democrats will scrutinise the details, including timeframes to deliver new and improved buildings for our communities. 

“We also want to see health and care put at the heart of the Autumn Budget with a comprehensive rescue package for our NHS.”

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